US History Common Final Exam Pre-Test Part Two

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Washington set several precedents in his tenure, which one has since become a law added to the constitution? Options: Inauguration Speech, Serving 2 terms, Being called Mr. President, Hosting a correspondence dinner

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Serving 2 terms

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What sums up the meaning of the excerpt from Washington's farewell address: “factions are likely, in the course of time and things, to become [powerful] engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to [weaken] the power of the people and to [seize] for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very [systems] which have lifted them to unjust dominion.”

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Political Parties are bad, they will take control of the government and the people will lose their rights.

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Instead of negotiating for just a city, Jefferson is offered the entire Louisiana Territory. Who is this offer from and how much was the purchase price?

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France - $15 Million

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What conclusion can be drawn from this entry? Options: Deaths due to Indian Attacks were common, but so was starvation; Soldiers often left the party with correspondence for home; Sacagawea provided medical care for the sick and dying; The Poor health of some led to deaths on the journey

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The Poor health of some led to deaths on the journey

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Why is the Louisiana Purchase viewed with uncertainty by Jefferson despite being considered his greatest achievement?

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It violated Jefferson's personal beliefs of small government and less government spending.

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What is Andrew Jackson suggesting to Native Americans in this quote?

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To move west of the Mississippi River

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Based on the first quote above, how does Jackson justify his plans of relocation?

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Moving would allow them to live a more fulfilling life and advance their culture

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Based on the second quote, what is the main reason that relocation should not occur? Options: Their Mothers gave them this land when they were born therefore it is theirs to keep, Their land is a part of each of them and they will always be connected to it, There are too many people to move off the land, too many mothers with small children, They will start a war with Jackson if they move

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Their land is a part of each of them and they will always be connected to it

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Which is NOT a cause of the War of 1812? Options: War hawks pushing for a fight, British involvement in French/US trade disputes, British establishing forts in the US' Northwest Territory, British-Indian alliances in the Northwest Territory

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British involvement in French/US trade disputes

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The Monroe Doctrine was intended to

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Discourage European involvement in the Americas